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Phillips led by 'intimidation and cliques' at equalities watchdog

11.11.09
Trevor Phillips faces fresh pressure to quit as head of the Government's equalities watchdog after a damning assessment of his leadership was submitted to Parliament... more

Under-fire equalities chief Trevor Phillips agrees to dilute his powers

11.08.09
Embattled equalities chief Trevor Phillips is to give up some of his powers after heavy criticism of his leadership, it has emerged... more

Mandy's mates: The Peter Mandelson diaspora

11.08.09
The country rests safe in the neatly manicured hands of Peter Mandelson: Gordon Brown's best frenemy and the man who exercises such a magnetic pull for protesters that an eco-suffragette promptly chained herself to his Regent's Park railings as he returned home to mind No 10's business for the week... more

Get a grip, Trevor Phillips told as MPs probe equality watchdog

27.07.09
MPs are to investigate Britain's equalities watchdog which is in turmoil over its leader Trevor Phillips... more

Gay campaigner quits in protest at equality chief

24.07.09
Trevor Phillips urged to stand down as chairman of the Government's equality watchdog as a sixth commissioner announced he was quitting the troubled organisation... more

How did Trevor Phillips get reappointed as Equalities Commission boss?

21.07.09
Last week, when a smiling Trevor Phillips told his assembled board that he had been reappointed as chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, he was greeted by a deafening silence ... more

Equality chief attacked for rehiring colleagues on even higher salaries

20.07.09
Britain's equalities chief criticised for re-hiring seven of his former colleagues on inflated pay only weeks after handing them large redundancy payments... more

'Deal' to force out Trevor Phillips as equality czar

03.07.09
Future of the Government's equality czar Trevor Phillips under renewed threat amid reports Whitehall officials are preparing a deal to remove him... more

£400,000 for head forced out by Muslim governors in race row

19.03.09
A head teacher has won more than £400,000 damages for being forced out of her school after being branded a racist... more

Lawrence legacy: the fight against racism

18.02.09
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Ghaffur will give evidence in private at Met racism inquiry

17.02.09
Former race row police chief Tarique Ghaffur will be the first witness at an inquiry into discrimination within the Metropolitan Police... more

Society

08.10.08
Poverty, health, homelessness and racial tensions abound in a city awash with money. These are the people who are trying to do something about it. ... more

Revealed: the Sikh behind £200 million Oriental City

19.09.08
The Evening Standard reveals the man behind the £200 million Oriental City redevelopment... more

Credit crunch threatens future of Oriental City

03.07.08
The credit crunch is casting a shadow over the future of the huge Oriental City redevelopment in Colindale... more

Channel 4 paid race chief Trevor Phillips to deal with fallout of Big Brother's Shilpa row

07.06.08
The Government's equality chief, responsible for making businesses and public bodies obey anti-discrimination laws, was paid by Channel 4 for giving advice following the Big Brother racism scandal.... more

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